First PC build ever! Let me pick your brains. Decent budget

I'm building my first PC ever. My budget is roughly 1000-1500$. I am preparing for the upcoming Elder Scrolls MMO, and will be using it for streaming and some youtube casting as well, but mostly gaming. I need some knowledgable friends to step forward and give me a hand picking parts for my price range and with PC building in general.

If your preparing for TESO your best bet is actually to wait till haswell, only because the game is in such early stages basicly everything with it has an NDA and we have no idea what its going to chew resources wise. We can give you a decent set up for that budget but will need more information, how much streaming are you intending to do (casual stream every now and then or regular schedule at a professional level), same with the youtube casting are we talking couple of videos a day or like 1 every now and then.

Some other useful information.
What other games do you play, are you mainly focused on the mmo genre or more even spread?
What resolution do you intend to play at (and stream at)?
What hardware do you have you can reuse?
How much of the budget are you looking at using on the streaming / youtube casting aspect?
How soon do you intend to buy this rig (is it essential or can you wait a bit)?

Is what I would go with currently if I were into streaming and playing MMOs. Going to be future proof for a year or two with the 7970.
I honestly would wait for Haswell to release though, and grab that since LGA1155 is now dead.

Is what I would go with currently if I were into streaming and playing MMOs. Going to be future proof for a year or two with the 7970.
I honestly would wait for Haswell to release though, and grab that since LGA1155 is now dead.

That case would never fit that mobo or gpu so that build is pointless, also the lack of a fraps storage drive makes it meh at best for video editing. There honestly isn't much advice that can be given till the OP replies (if he is keen on his streaming a capture card is near essential).
Also unlocked processor with no after market cooler?

That case would never fit that mobo or gpu so that build is pointless, also the lack of a fraps storage drive makes it meh at best for video editing. There honestly isn't much advice that can be given till the OP replies (if he is keen on his streaming a capture card is near essential).
Also unlocked processor with no after market cooler?

I meant to take the case off, since that and a cooler are best left up to the choice of the builder since it's about taste and preference. Not into recording/editing myself, so I'm not sure how much storage you'd need.

I meant to take the case off, since that and a cooler are best left up to the choice of the builder since it's about taste and preference. Not into recording/editing myself, so I'm not sure how much storage you'd need.

Taste and preference? he's a first time builder. Chances are he has no taste or preference. Besides, what taste and preference is there in a CPU cooler?

No offense OP.

You're recording raw video. Which depending on how long he does it for, could be 100gb.

Also, unless he's very serious about video editing (mostly professional) a 3770k isn't necessary. He'd be better served saving the $100 and going with a 3570k.

Has everything you need including a good monitor. Guaranteed satisfaction with a quite and cool build, looks great and only has quality hardware that gives you room to tinker and upgrade at later points. Also the liquid cooling isn't just for vanity. It keeps the noise level down and makes it easier to clean your computer when you don't have to mess around with the heatsink that collects an awful amount of dust. It's easier and handier this way, believe me.

Originally Posted by Killora

Sorry if i sounded a bit blunt. I wasn't intending to.

I'm in a rather poor mood and at the same time was trying to express to the OP it wasn't that great of a choice.

Everyone's entitled to have a bad day every now and again.

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Recommending a 680 when the 670 is far better bang for your buck.
Recommending a psu with only 1 pcie connector for a 680 build.
Why a 500gb 2.5" storage drive when a 1tb 3.5" is $25 more.

The psu was a baddie mistake. It's sorted now. But 680 is far better bang, period. And why have a 1TB HDD when you can just, I donno, not be lazy and actually clean out shit you don't use? None has sensitive "can't delete" documents, files etc even close to 1TB nor 3 TB for that matter. OS+ Games go on SSD and garbage and movies goes to HDD's, there just isn't any use for that much storage for a ordinary person. I'd rather get rid of the 2TB storage and buy a larger SSD.

The psu was a baddie mistake. It's sorted now. But 680 is far better bang, period. And why have a 1TB HDD when you can just, I donno, not be lazy and actually clean out shit you don't use? None has sensitive "can't delete" documents, files etc even close to 1TB nor 3 TB for that matter. OS+ Games go on SSD and garbage and movies goes to HDD's, there just isn't any use for that much storage for a ordinary person. I'd rather get rid of the 2TB storage and buy a larger SSD.

Okay, for one, the 680 is -not- a better bang for buck card. never has and never will. It's questionable it's worth the extra cost over the 670, let alone the 7970.

$25 for twice the storage is no question. Theres no reason to go with a 500gb drive.